Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"On your wedding night, you sneaked into your brother-in-law's bed and swapped my child with your bastard. Was this also part of someone else's scheme against you?"

Zhao Mingyue felt a sharp pain in her heart and trembled uncontrollably.

She saw and heard it with her own eyes, yet Zhao Xing'er still dared to argue. All her sincere efforts over the past ten years had been wasted, and she had raised a heartless ingrate.

Zhao Xing'er was shocked; Zhao Mingyue actually knew.

Everything she had depended on Zhao Mingyue. If she was kicked out of the Zhao family before the matter was accomplished, she would lose everything.

"Sister, don't listen to those wicked people's instigation and ruin our sisterly relationship."

Zhao Xing'er quickly calmed down and shamelessly made excuses.

"Look at my brother-in-law, he can't move or speak, he's clearly not normal. And the clothes on the ground are all torn up like that. This is all the work of a demon. We are innocent."

It's good that Gui Yao is hiding; it allows us to pin the blame on her.

But the next moment, Gui Yao's voice rang out, "That's a novel excuse."

She gently lifted her finger and pointed at the man, "But isn't he perfectly fine?"

"Playing dead in the face of trouble, is this the kind of man you should betray, the sister who gave you a second chance at life?"

The sentence that sealed the affair between the scumbag and the slut was meant for those who came with Zhao Mingyue.

Everyone then saw that the man had already sat up, and his gaze towards the two people on the bed was full of disdain; he was indeed faking it.

Zhao Xing'er's face turned from white to ashen. For the first time, she felt that men were incredibly foolish, not even knowing how to cooperate.

But when the invisible shackles on the man suddenly disappeared, and he finally gained his freedom, he had no time to care about anything else.

Following Zhao Xing'er's words, she pointed at Gui Yao and said, "Mingyue, Wanxing and I were both captured by her..."

"This medicine smells like a contraceptive?"

Gui Yao picked up the medicine, interrupting the man with a half-smile, "It couldn't be that I prepared this for you too, could it?"

The man choked for a moment, then quickly added, "It was you who used sorcery..."

"That's enough, there are only the two of you in the house."

Zhao Mingyue looked at her husband, Tong Qingyuan, and stopped him from speaking, her eyes surging with deep-seated hatred.

"My father-in-law embezzled public funds to lend money at exorbitant interest rates. It was the Zhao family that provided 300,000 taels of silver to cover the shortfall and save your Tong family from disaster. The Tong family was grateful and proposed to form a marriage alliance with my family."

For six years after our marriage, I covered all the expenses for the Tong family. I was devoted to you and my in-laws, but you…”

Yet they treated me in such a cruel and despicable way.

Thinking of what she had just heard and seen through Gui Yao's eyes and ears, Zhao Mingyue wished she could cut open Tong Qingyuan's chest to see what color his heart really was.

She turned to the constables behind her and said, "Your Honors, I want to accuse Tong Qingyuan of having an affair with my wife's younger sister and switching off his child. I request that the court sever all ties between us."

Several yamen runners nodded. "The people reported it, the officials intervened, and they caught him red-handed. They can definitely arrest him."

Tong Qingyuan felt a chill run down his spine. If this matter were to be brought to the authorities, how could he save face?

He hurriedly adopted the authoritative tone of a husband and said, "Mingyue, I know you're jealous, which is why you talked nonsense about switching children. But you haven't conceived again for many years, and I will take a concubine sooner or later."

"Since Wanxing and I have been framed, let's bring her into the manor. You are the legal wife, you should be tolerant. Taking a concubine is a trivial matter that has escalated to the point of involving the authorities, and you will lose face."

Even if taking her as a concubine meant she couldn't have an affair, Zhao Xing'er was unwilling, but she had no choice but to get through this hurdle for now.

"Sister, we are the closest of family. How could I do anything to hurt you? You must not be instigated by outsiders and cause trouble in the government. The Marquis and his wife will be unhappy, and it will not be good for your business."

The Tong family was the Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion, a noble family. Although they had declined, dealing with Zhao Mingyue, an orphaned merchant girl, would be a piece of cake.

Zhao Xing'er was warning her.

Looking at the two shameless liars, Zhao Mingyue gripped the hairpin, her whole body tense like a leopard poised to pounce, ready to tear them into mincemeat.

Gui Yao took her hand, saying it wasn't worth sacrificing himself for these two things.

She raised her foot, spun around, and delivered a series of kicks, saying, "Enough with the nonsense."

The two were kicked onto the bed. When Tong Qingyuan tried to get up, Gui Yao stepped on his back.

"Six years ago, Zhao Xing'er gave birth to a son. In order to turn your illegitimate child into a legitimate son, you deliberately caused your wife to have a premature birth. While she was exhausted and unconscious, you switched the baby and forced her to drink a potion that would prevent her from having children."

Tong Qingyuan felt as if a giant mountain was pressing down on his back, making it hard for him to breathe. "I didn't..."

Gui Yao sneered, "Come in."

A woman in her forties entered the house, and someone recognized her.

"She is Wang, a famous midwife in the capital."

Wang the midwife knelt down with a thud, "This old woman was wrong, I shouldn't have been greedy and harmed people."

Gui Yao investigated her entire family history, even including details of her peeping at her brother-in-law taking a bath when she was young. Not to mention other shady things, she had no choice but to confess.

Zhao Mingyue hurriedly asked, "Where is my child?"

Midwife Wang shook her head: "The baby was taken away by Young Master Tong as soon as the lady was born. This old woman didn't know."

Tong Qingyuan hurriedly denied it. He wouldn't even admit to having an affair, so how could he admit to switching the baby?

Gui Yao looked at the constables and said, "My lords, my daughter is a friend of Zhao Mingyue. This is a witness. Please sign here."

He's being stubborn now, but once he's in jail, he won't be able to do what he wants.

The officials prepared their own witnesses, saving the government the trouble, and the yamen runners were happy to have some free time.

They didn't believe the suspects' claim that they had been set up, because there was no one else in the house when they entered.

Although the woman in black was indeed dressed rather strangely, since the Crown Prince took over the reins of the Dasheng Dynasty and issued an edict to recruit talented people regardless of their background, many reclusive scholars and extraordinary individuals from the mountains and fields have emerged in the capital. We should not be prejudiced against people just because of their clothing.

Besides, they even have contraceptive soup. Who would prepare contraceptive soup to scheme against someone? These two are clearly having an affair. Do they think they're fools?

"On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month of the same year, Zhao Jinshui, who was traveling as a merchant and returned home early, discovered your adultery. You killed him and dumped his body outside the city, making it look like he was killed by robbers."

Gui Yao's voice rang out again, interrupting the constables' thoughts. Since it involved a murder case, the men quickly composed themselves.

Then Gui Yao said again, "Come in."

Two people entered the house this time, a man and a woman.

Upon seeing the two people who entered, both Tong Qingyuan and Zhao Xing'er's expressions changed.

Zhao Mingyue was burning with anxiety, her knees went weak, and she grabbed Gui Yao's arm tightly.

She didn't know that her father was also harmed by these two.

Gui Yao steadily supported her and said gently, "While looking for evidence, I also did some extra research."

He then continued to the constables, "These two, one is Tong Qingyuan's trusted attendant, and the other is Zhao Xing'er's maid. They were both involved in the murder and the removal of the body. As for the other participants, you will find out once you conduct the trial."

Zhao Xing'er was still unwilling to give up, "I'm innocent, sister! I was heartbroken when my adoptive father passed away, and I observed six years of mourning for him. How could I have harmed him? It must have been this sorceress who bewitched me..."

"Bang!"

Gui Yao grabbed her wrist and threw her against the wall. "You've been observing mourning for both your parents and haven't married for six years. It's so you can have an affair with your brother-in-law. You want to kill Zhao Mingyue and take her place."

She kept calling her a monster, and then she lost her temper.

Zhao Xing'er fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Just as she was about to speak again, an embroidered shoe kicked her in the mouth.

"I was not unaware of your clandestine affairs."

Zhao Mingyue said angrily, "Now that the evidence is conclusive, you still dare to slander others. The Zhao family does not tolerate ungrateful people. From this day forward, the Zhao family has nothing to do with you anymore."

In reality, it was Gui Yao who approached her; otherwise, she would never have discovered the truth, let alone accomplished what she did today. How could she allow Gui Yao to be branded as a sorcerer?

Gui Yao understood Zhao Mingyue's protective intentions, and her fingers unconsciously went to her heart, where it felt warm.

Is this the feeling of being moved?

When his gaze turned to Zhao Xing'er again, it instantly turned as cold as ice.

"Since you're so stubborn, I'll give you even more evidence."

Gui Yao looked at the constables and said, "My daughter has some medical knowledge. I just held her wrist and found that she is more than a month pregnant."

If today's adultery was a setup, how do you explain the pregnancy?

A doctor can easily find out about this with a simple examination.